-
jerin wrote a new blog post: Celebrate women’s month with PASSIONATE POLITICS about Charlotte Bunch 2 months, 2 weeks ago · View
We are so happy to be having a celebration for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH with screenings of PASSIONATE POLITICS around New York City. The poster is attached – please share this with you friends. We have printed posters if you would like some let us know. Come Together & Celebrate International Women’s Month Join us! Conversations! Sisterhood! [...]
-
jerin commented on the blog post That Awful Moment when the House implicitly endorses violence against women 1 year ago · View
Hi Beebe,
You can read info here:
http://4vawa.org/pages/vawa-fact-sheets
Look at the one that says VAWA Reauthorization
And here:
http://4vawa.org/pages/mobilize-with-the-vawa-tool-kit-82885 -
jerin commented on the blog post That Awful Moment when the House implicitly endorses violence against women 1 year ago · View
Are you as angry as I am? Help us change it. There is still hope. This is an issue I have been following and fighting for since the beginning . Disclaimer: That is because I am on the National Board of The National Organization for Women (NOW) . Pat Reuss of NOW, along others, proposed and helped create the [...]
-
jerin commented on the blog post Why I Will Never Back Down 1 year ago · View
Dear Jocelyn, I hope you are proud of being targeted by those sexist losers. As an activist, I know I am doing a good job when misogynists start noticing/talking about me. When Rush Limbaugh – during one of his many sexist rants – called the National Organization for Women (NOW) Nags, we knew our national [...]
-
jerin commented on the blog post Friday Feminist Fuck Yeah: Julia Bluhm 1 year ago · View
Dear Julia, If you are reading this, first of all – THANK YOU! I hope you know how grateful we are with your courage, dedication and initiative. I am the chair of the National Young Feminist Task Force of The National Organization for Women (NOW), and would love to work with you on feminist matters [...]
-
jerin wrote a new blog post: National Organization for Women (NOW) key organizer in Unite Women marches nationwide 1 year ago · View
Many of us in the Third Wave shy away from joining any organization – even a feminist one. However, there is definitely strength in numbers and advantages to being part of a group with nationwide reach, extensive history and brand power. Most of you have heard about the Unite Women marches that took place all around [...]
-
jerin commented on the blog post A New Day in Politics: Complicated conversations about Muslim women’s rights 1 year ago · View
Thank you, Alita, for pointing out the problem with equating a religion that represents over 1 billion people to any one culture. We can have a conversation about religion, but let’s discuss the facts – not the patriarchal mutation of faith. The following statements from Women Living Under Muslim Laws explains how Islamic laws can [...]
-
jerin commented on the blog post Action Alert: Oppose Court-Ordered Visitation of children to Convicted Sex Offenders 2 years ago · View
From Tracy of NOW NY State: The problem with pedophiles is that they have one of the highest rate of repeat offenders of any crime. In the Culver case we are addressing, the man plead guilty to 29 counts involving 8 children. Its foolish to believe that a sex offender has another set of rules [...]
-
jerin wrote a new blog post: Action Alert: Oppose Court-Ordered Visitation of children to Convicted Sex Offenders 2 years ago · View
National Organization for Women-NYS Decries Court Ordered Visitation with Convicted Sex OffendersTake Action!Click on this link to contact Governor Cuomo & your state legislature.Court Ordered, Visitation with Convicted Pedophiles/Sex Offenders is dangerous for women and children.ALBANY, NY 4/20/11 The New York State Appellate Division 3rd Department recently affirmed the outrageous decision of a Saratoga Family Court [...] -
jerin wrote a new blog post: Thu, 4/14: Out of the Darkness: Confronting Domestic Violence in Our Community 2 years, 1 month ago · View
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 2:30-5pm YWCA 42-07 Parsons Boulevard Queens, NY 11355 Please RSVP at http://2011communityeventdvnyc.eventbrite.com/ New York Asian Women’s Center presents during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Out of the Darkness: Confronting Domestic Violence in Our Community Domestic violence goes beyond interpersonal violence and affects the entire community from children to the workplace. Join the discussion on appropriate action and response. Light Refreshments. Networking [...]
-
jerin wrote a new blog post: Action Alert: Enfranchise Hunter College’s Women and Gender Studies Program 2 years, 1 month ago · View
Many feminists owe major thanks to Women’s Studies classes and teachers for our feminist awakenings and activist paths. Although I began my activist life at the age of nine, it was the Hunter College Women and Gender Studies (WGS) Program’s annual V-Day events that helped me enter activism in America. After the sexual assault of someone close, [...]
-
jerin wrote a new blog post: Trying to elect women is liking swimming upstream: Help Change This 3 years, 2 months ago · View
National Statuary Hall (NSH) which is located in the Capitol is comprised of 100 statues, two from each state. 91 of the statues are of men and 9 statues are of women. The lack of women in National Statuary Hall is significant since it sends the wrong message to women and girls about the role of [...]
-
jerin wrote a new blog post: Put a Woman in Ohio’s Statuary Hall 3 years, 3 months ago · View
National Statuary Hall (NSH) which is located in the Capitol is comprised of 100 statues, two from each state. Ninety-one of the statues are of men and nine statues are of women. The Ohio State Legislature has decided to replace the statue of Governor Allen, currently in National Statuary Hall with a new statue. An Ad Hoc [...]
Subscribe
Meet Us
Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Executive Editor
Chloe Angyal
Editor
Jos Truitt
Editor
Maya Dusenbery
Editor
Lori Adelman
Editor
Shark-Fu
Contributor
Zerlina Maxwell
Contributor
Anna Sterling
Contributor
Eesha Pandit
Contributor
Katie Halper
Contributor
Syreeta McFadden
Contributor
Alexandra Brodsky
Contributor
Sesali Bowen
Contributor
